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This command kills the XFCE window manager, runs Openbox, and closes the terminal. Now you must log out and log back in. When you go to log out, make sure you check the box that says "Save session for future login" or something like that. When you log back in, XFCE will use Openbox. | This command kills the XFCE window manager, runs Openbox, and closes the terminal. Now you must log out and log back in. When you go to log out, make sure you check the box that says "Save session for future login" or something like that. When you log back in, XFCE will use Openbox. | ||
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| + | To be able to exit the session using xfce4-session, open your file ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml (if it isn't there, copy it from /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml). Look for the entry | ||
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| + | '''''<item label="Exit"> | ||
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| + | ''''' <action name="exit" /> | ||
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| + | '''''</item> | ||
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| + | and change it for the following | ||
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| + | '''''<item label="Exit">''''' | ||
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| + | ''''' <action name="Execute">''''' | ||
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| + | ''''' <command>xfce4-panel --quit</command>''''' | ||
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| + | ''''' </action>''''' | ||
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| + | ''''' </item>''''' | ||
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| + | Otherwise, using the "Exit" entry of the root-menu will cause Openbox to terminate its execution. Note that both xfce4-panel and xfce4-session need to be running (there is no reason for them to not be running unless you had stop them manually). | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 1 November 2007
Using Openbox in XFCE 4
NOTE: You must have Openbox and/or ObConf already installed to use this guide.
To use Openbox with XFCE, log into your normal XFCE session. Then, run these commands in a terminal:
killall xfwm4 ; openbox & exit
This command kills the XFCE window manager, runs Openbox, and closes the terminal. Now you must log out and log back in. When you go to log out, make sure you check the box that says "Save session for future login" or something like that. When you log back in, XFCE will use Openbox.
To be able to exit the session using xfce4-session, open your file ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml (if it isn't there, copy it from /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml). Look for the entry
<item label="Exit">
<action name="exit" />
</item>
and change it for the following
<item label="Exit">
<action name="Execute">
<command>xfce4-panel --quit</command>
</action>
</item>
Otherwise, using the "Exit" entry of the root-menu will cause Openbox to terminate its execution. Note that both xfce4-panel and xfce4-session need to be running (there is no reason for them to not be running unless you had stop them manually).
